Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right,
monogram behind
Reverse: Jupiter in quadriga right, ROMA below
horses, L. MINVCI in exergue
The bust of the goddess Roma, with its winged
helmet, is a popular obverse type during the
Republican period. The helmet itself is
reminiscent of Hellenistic and Roman helmets of
the time period, categorized by scholars as the
Italo-Attic type. Officers and deities are often
depicted as wearing this helmet long after such a
design had gone into general disuse. As such, it
continued to be employed as a symbol
connected with deities and heroic figures of the
past.
Crawford 248/1. RSC Minucia 15.